Pokémon Art Academy will be made available tomorrow in North America for Nintendo 3DS, which means you still have plenty of time to pre-purchase the digital edition to net yourself a Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire demo.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced it’s accepting applications for scholarships pertaining to video game design. Applicants planning on a career in the gaming industry can glean more information through here. A chance to attend D.I.C.E. Summit will also be included in the Randy Pausch scolarship award. Two $2,500 scholarships will […]

Game jams are a great showcase for budding talent, and the inaugural Moray Game Jam was no exception. Dave Cook travelled to the Scottish city of Elgin to help judge the event and came away inspired by the projects on show.

Off the Map is a competition hosted by Crytek, the British Library and Nottingham Trent University’s annual GameCity festival, in which students will create a videogame enty using CryEngine technology.

Sony has today opened a teaching lab comprised of PlayStation consoles within Abertay University’s campus in Dundee, Scotland. It is the largest teaching lab of its type in Europe, giving game development students access to a suite of PS4, PS3 and PS Vita consoles.

Pokémon Art Academy will be made available tomorrow in North America for Nintendo 3DS, which means you still have plenty of time to pre-purchase the digital edition to net yourself a Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire demo.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced it’s accepting applications for scholarships pertaining to video game design. Applicants planning on a career in the gaming industry can glean more information through here. A chance to attend D.I.C.E. Summit will also be included in the Randy Pausch scolarship award. Two $2,500 scholarships will […]

Game jams are a great showcase for budding talent, and the inaugural Moray Game Jam was no exception. Dave Cook travelled to the Scottish city of Elgin to help judge the event and came away inspired by the projects on show.

Off the Map is a competition hosted by Crytek, the British Library and Nottingham Trent University’s annual GameCity festival, in which students will create a videogame enty using CryEngine technology.

Sony has today opened a teaching lab comprised of PlayStation consoles within Abertay University’s campus in Dundee, Scotland. It is the largest teaching lab of its type in Europe, giving game development students access to a suite of PS4, PS3 and PS Vita consoles.

Eidos life president Ian Livingstone is looking to found a free-school in London’s Hammersmith borough in which to teach children with the core skills of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM).

Rocksmith 2014 Edition has some new DLC available and its a five pack from Iron Maiden. Each song will run you $2.99 each or you can buy the entire pack for $11.99. The songs available are: 2 Minutes To Midnight, Aces High, Fear of the Dark, The Number of the Beast, and Run to the […]

Kerbal Space Program’s developer Squad has finalised an agreement with TeacherGaming to bring a custom version of the game, KerbalEdu, to 50 schools next month. The team’s rather modest teaching expectations after the break.

Rocksmith 2014 Edition is out today in North America and in the UK on October 25th, so Ubisoft has released the launch trailer for it. The educational game comes with a redesigned interface, as well as the addition of all-new features, techniques, tunings and modes allowing you to learn to play in just 60 days. […]

Rocksmith 2014 Edition will contain 55 songs ranging from the latest hits to classic rock songs, and today, Ubisoft has announced 10 more tracks including Everlong by Foo Fighters and Every Breath You Take by The Police.

Rocksmith 2014 has a new video available detailing Session Mode, which allows the player to lead an artificially intelligent band that plays along with them. The virtual band, which can be customized through over 70 different Session Mode instruments, reacts to the player’s riffing prowess dynamically. Since it is an advanced feature set, players can […]

Scottish Games Network has launched today as the nation’s official games industry body. It has gone from a small Yahoo group to the voice of Scotland’s industry in a matter of years. Get the details here.

Rocksmith 2014 contains a mode for those with colorblindness, Ubisoft has announced. According to producer Taylor Benson, who is also colorblind, adjusted hues will allow those with the malady to learn just as easily to strum the six-string as those who can see color. Check out the link for more information and watch the video […]

Rocksmith 2014 has a new video available which shows how the 80 lessons in the game will work. It’t not all about riffing: you’ll learn how to hold a pick, tune your guitar, and more advanced techniques such as pinch harmonics and tapping. Each provides instant feedback based on how you played the songs as […]

Kidcore is a new kids focused development studio formed by ex-Zynga Germany developers Rocco Di Leo, Sascha Gobel and Tim Keszler. The company pans to provide games to children built around core values and learning experiences.